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Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Service for Children & Young People: UCLH

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Provides a range of services for children and young people (CYP) up to 18 years old. Clinics held at University College Hospital Children's Outpatients are supported by a clinical nurse specialist. Family groups can be seen together. Remote consultations can be provided.

The service provides:

  • appointments for CYP with unusual, complicated or recurrent infectious diseases
  • returned traveller screening and treatment
  • parasitology clinics (including joint adult and CYP appointments with the Hospital for Tropical Diseases)
  • diagnosis and treatment of tropical diseases and other imported infections, bites, stings
  • paediatric tropical dermatology clinics (including for Leishmaniasis) jointly with the Hospital for Tropical Diseases
  • a family infection clinic, where family groups can be treated together by both adult and paediatric teams
  • infection screening for CYP seeking asylum and refugees (unaccompanied) as part of the Respond health system: this is a nurse-led appointment. All staff have expertise in healthcare for CYP seeking asylum and refugees, and trauma-informed care.

For healthcare professionals only: urgent out of hours telephone advice regarding tropical issues may be sought by contacting the Tropical Registrar via the UCLH switchboard.
t: 0203 456 7890

Please note: This is not an emergency or walk-in service. For emergencies, including suspected malaria or fever on return from tropical countries, advise attendance at the local Emergency Department.

The service works closely with the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, which provides an adult tropical medicine service. Young people aged 16+ can attend the walk-in clinic at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

Suspected tuberculosis should be referred to the appropriate TB service, which can be found on the TB Topic page.

RESPOND (integrated health system for those seeking asylum and refugees) services for CYP

This service works closely with RESPOND, which offers a range of services for CYP seeking asylum, refugees of all ages (accompanied and unaccompanied) and their families, including infection screening, holistic assessments and care planning, a virtual Advice and Guidance MDT and a Children and Young People's Refugee Health Clinic for children and young people seeking asylum and refugees with general paediatric issues. 

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

  • CYP aged <18 years
    • CYP aged 16+ can also attend the emergency walk-in clinic at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases

How to Refer

For advice (healthcare professionals only)

0203 456 7890

Refer via email

uclh.referrals.paedidgrading@nhs.net

Unwell and suspicion for tropical infection (recent travel to tropics)

  • Refer immediately to local emergency department (please call ahead to the paediatric SpR to ensure appropriate isolation on arrival to ED).
  • If specialist non-emergency input is required in addition, please email.

For acute symptoms (eg. fever, rash, bloody diarrhoea) and suspicion for tropical infection (recent travel to tropics)

  • Refer by email with urgent priority. 

Please note this email is only checked during working weekday hours.

Infection screening

uclh.referrals.paedidgrading@nhs.net

For infection screening for unaccompanied CYP seeking asylum and refugees, refer by email. 

Please note this email is only checked during working weekday hours.

RESPOND

uclh.respondmailbox@nhs.net

Refer via email for other RESPOND referrals (family infection screening, family complex care assessment or MDT). 

Letter

Referral methods: e-RS

For non-acute symptoms, refer via e-RS

  • Specialty: children & adolescents services
  • Clinic type: other medical
  • Service: paediatric & adolescent infectious diseases

Self-referral

CYP who have travelled to the tropics within past six months and have symptoms such as fever, diarrhoea, or rash can self refer by email (including name, date of birth, and mobile phone number). 
e: uclh.paedsidadmin@nhs.net

The admin team will make contact within five working days. 

For emergency issues, advise calling 111 or attending a local Emergency Department.

Locations

Children's Outpatients, University College Hospital

Lower Ground Floor, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, 235 Euston Road, London NW1 2BU

Service Feedback

Email addresses and phones are monitored during opening hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-4 pm)

uclh.paedsidadmin@nhs.net 020 3447 7876

Review date: Wednesday, 07 January 2026